Wii fail

The question is: why was he filming it? Was he planning on doing something special in that gaming session?

Crazy kid gets a Wii

I would be crazy too if anyone would offer me a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, but I guess this is a little too much:



Source: Engadget

Ladies and Gentlemen: all the gaming consoles' laptop versions

I was already amazed when some guy decided to create a laptop version of the XBox 360. But this guy went all the way with laptop versions of all the gaming consoles:

The XBox 360 laptop:

The Wii laptop:

The XBox 360 laptop:

I'm speechless, except to say: WOW!

Images source: Engagdet

How to choose a game console?

If you're having problems choosing a gaming console, I can provide you with a simple chart that can help you decide which one to buy:

Source: here

Yet another "Minority Report"-like interface for hand-controlled applications

I've talked here before about some of the competitors of my very own hand-controlled application interface engine, GELToC. But this time, I guess I've been surpassed by this new Wiimote-based technology that allows controlling a Microsoft Surface-like application without actually touching the screen, and by using "Minority Report"-ish technology instead.

Check the video for a demonstration:

Retro-blogging: best posts of January 2007

Previously, on the Tech in Me:

• Retro-tech: a digital polaroid
• Earn some money with your YouTube videos
• European PS3 in March
• It takes 21 sms to make a cellphone thief repent
• DRM for Blu-ray and HD-DVD already cracked
• Need free pictures for your blog?
• The Nintendo Wii's exercise plan
• Fight crime with your cellphone
• Wireless Energy
• Free online TV
• Better searching on the wikipedia
• Google Earth: a terrorist's attack planner
• Joost: HDTV over IP
• The iPhone is here

The Wii workout...at the gym!!

That's right...at the gym!! Remember when I posted on the "Wii before-and-after"? Well, now some gym in Canada felt it was a good idea to allow their clients to do some exercise while playing Wii Sports.


In Reuters:

"Studeo 55 in Vancouver has incorporated a Nintendo Wii workout station into circuit training where users can punch, run and jump with the system's movement-sensitive controller. Nathan Mellalieu, the owner of Studeo 55, said he decided to bring video games into a fitness environment after watching how much fun some children were having and, more importantly, seeing them sweating."

"All of our clients get great results, but the biggest result we see is the smile on their faces. People have to understand that fun is important."

Wii can take you to some angry places

Looks like a fairly cute blue-eyed 3-year old, ain't it? But Adam McConnell is in fact a kid with a lot of anger inside...for his Nintendo Wii!

While Daddy McConnel was out in the kitchen to get himself a drink, his "soon-to-become more-or-less of a criminal" son, was getting a little bit impatient with his new Wii by being unable to win the Tennis match he was playing.

Unfortunately for Daddy McConnel, these few seconds that he took to get the drink off the kitchen, were enough for his "cute" son to smash the TV with the Wii remote.

Can you say "Anger Management", Adam?

Source: Engadget

The Nintendo Wii's "Before and After"

As I posted last November, Nintendo's Wii is good for exercising. But now, some proof is starting to come up. Check out Mickey's results:


Mickey DeLorenzo, a 25-year-old living in Philadelphia, decided to run an experiment for six whole weeks, and while he sought to keep his eating habits constant, he devoted 30 minutes per day to Wii Sports and monitored his weight, calories burned per session, body fat percentage and heart rate.

Mickey started out at 182 pounds, and after a month and a half of Wii workouts, managed to take his weight down to 172 pounds.

So, looking for a diet? Buy the new Nintendo Wii's Diet Program Pack...

Source and images: Engadget